Planning and producing social media content for suicide-prevention charity Baton of Hope UK. I manage various social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X and LinkedIn, working closely with colleagues including charity founders and PR colleagues to raise awareness of mental health, suicide prevention and related topics.

Discourse is a platform and community for balanced, fact-based discussion of sensitive topics — our mission is to "break the echo chamber".

Available for freelance and contract positions and projects, utilising my varied career in media, journalism and big tech - at Meta/Facebook, the BBC and Sky News. I can help you with projects across digital, social, TV and radio, across a range of verticals.Some of the types of work I can help you with:⌨️ Copywriting✍️ Editing📖 Proofreading/subbing🧠 Content management/strategy🎓 Training🎤 VoiceoverI’m based in the UK and have a great working knowledge of the global media landscape, especially the UK and US. DMs are open. CV/resume available on request.

Led a team creating content for Socrates, a new web3 and blockchain-based social media start-up. Oversaw the creation and quality of thousands of pieces of seed content ahead of launch. Created team processes, content calendars, content banks and content strategies from scratch at a company in its infancy. Onboarded and managed team members across the globe, creating content in multiple languages and localised to multiple countries.

Writer/editor for News Daily, the BBC's daily email newsletter for UK audiences that gives subscribers a digest of the day's stories straight to their inboxes.

After Facebook rebranded as "Meta", I continued work as a Content Curator for Facebook’s US news tab (see section below), but in addition to this, my job title changed to Content Manager at Meta. In this developing role I learned and honed new skills in:Recommended content•Evaluated viral content appearing in Facebook’s “suggested for you” in-feed recommendations section against editorial guidelines, ensuring that inappropriate or misleading content was not recommended•Proactively improved workflows and communicated best practices, increasing efficiency across the team•Worked cross-functionally with other areas of the company including Policy on the above•Initiated and led discussions around tough editorial issuesMetaverse Horizon Worlds and Crayta games•Rated user-generated Worlds and Crayta games against editorial guidelines to ensure qualityExpertise•Experience working on "human-in-the-loop" models, where human curation is combined with machine learning to provide users with quality curated content at a large scale

I was an experienced Content Curator for Facebook’s news tab, primarily the US product, but I also worked collaboratively on the service in the UK, Australia, France and Germany.Responsibilities:•Defined the news agenda for Facebook News’ US audience during the key morning hours, curating written and visual content•Covered breaking news with speed, accuracy and responsibility•Curated content for special collections (e.g. COVID-19, racial justice) and trending units based on popular topics•Curated features from magazine publishers and non-news verticals including entertainment, lifestyle, science, tech and sport•Implemented and developed robust editorial guidelines•Pitched, led and executed editorial ideas - e.g. special obit collections to cover high profile deaths such as Queen Elizabeth II; Year In Review deep dive; planned event coverage such as the Oscars•Wrote and produced quizzes on current events or cultural moments•Wrote succinct, accurate copy, including headlines and news summaries. In the case of COVID-19, this content appeared as part of the COVID-19 Information Center, connecting users with reliable and trustworthy information via suggested content in Facebook’s main feedExpertise:•Extensive working knowledge of global media landscapes, including US, UK and Australia•Digital and social video specialist•Training and onboarding specialist: I regularly led training for new employees, existing staff and third-party vendors, including the production of written how-to guides•CMS and tooling expert: I proactively strived to make workflows and systems easier to use for myself and other curators•Cross-functional team player: I am at home working with engineers, product, policy and other teams•Used discovery tools like CrowdTangle, especially to highlight strong content from local and niche publications

Sought out by senior managers to work on COVID task force. Shaped the BBC’s coverage of the emerging coronavirus pandemic, providing the public with trustworthy information and timely, useful features. Ensured quality by working with writers and editors and helped coordinate coverage across the BBC.

Led the BBC Three text team, a part of Digital Current Affairs at BBC News.Core responsibilities:•Led a team of journalists, creating online text pieces for the BBC Three audience of 16 - 25-year-olds•Commissioned original features as well as content that supported BBC Three programmes•Worked collaboratively with other BBC Three teams, eg: TV production, social media, press•Subbed, edited and made sure content adhered to BBC editorial values•Chose the best headlines and images – and persuaded editors and other colleagues – to secure prominent promotion of pieces on BBC News front page, BBC homepage and on social•Line-managed team members and carried out performance reviews

Led Radio 1 Newsbeat's digital team and output, responsible for text and video content, online and social media.Core responsibilities:•Oversaw the transition of Newsbeat's digital operation into the main BBC News site and app•Developed, communicated and implemented Newsbeat's digital strategy – specifically fewer, better stories, told simply and conversationally for a youth audience•Raised the bar for Newsbeat's online journalism while maintaining its unique voice and tone•Led a team of broadcast journalists and senior broadcast journalists•Duty editing: developing treatments, commissioning ideas and subbing•Booking, managing and developing freelance journalists, camera operators and other staff•Checking radio bulletins and making editorial decisions for the wider Newsbeat output•Executive producer for documentaries and other long-form journalism

*Ran Sky News’ social platforms - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube - reaching millions of people every day*Generated ideas: researching, scripting and commissioning mobile videos - both on-the-day stories and long-term planning projects – for Sky News Social and Mobile*Utilised editing techniques to capture viewers’ attention and best communicate our journalism to a mobile audience, for a range of stories from serious to light*Led the team in the Head of Social’s absence – making editorial decisions, attending meetings, delegating work, mentoring less experienced team members*Delivered breaking news fast on social platforms while maintaining accuracy*Researched and commissioned bespoke graphics for a social media audience*Planned and produced Facebook Lives, working with correspondents and reporters*Worked with Social colleagues to hit Facebook video targets, driving revenue for Sky News*Led projects like Sky News Chatbot and the monetisation of Facebook VODs*Created content for brands like Sophy Ridge on Sunday and Sky Ocean Rescue

*Produced original technology journalism with an emphasis on the visual*Created bespoke multi-platform content for TV, digital, social media and radio*On-screen reporting and package production*Arranged and managed busy location shoots*Oversaw the edit of the show

*Producer for Sky News for iPad and phone apps and Sky News Active (red button service)*Freelance from May 2012 and full-time staff member from May 2013*Generated ideas: researching and creating content for Sky News’ website, apps and social media platforms, including videos, interactive graphics, picture galleries and articles*Cut material from Sky News’ video feeds, both for Sky platforms and clients*Decided running orders in a pressured environment while paying close attention to detail*Worked closely with colleagues to deliver a variety of content for different platforms*Produced, voiced and presented Sky News bulletins and Twitter bulletins*Wrote and sent push notifications directly to users on breaking news stories*Worked with planners, news editors, reporters and designers on long-form multi-platform projects such as Sky News Immigration Week

*Wrote first-rate copy and edited audio for broadcast on the UK commercial radio network*Read live, timed bulletins to an international audience and on London station Magic FM*Worked as field reporter and interviewed guests on location*Ran planning desk for next-day material*Covered different shifts on a rota in a 24-hour newsroom as part of a flexible team

Staff journalist at a news hub for four local radio stations in Sussex (Bright FM, Burgess Hill; Splash FM, Worthing; Sovereign FM, Eastbourne; Arrow FM, Hastings).*My ability to think quickly, my versatility and my background in comedy meant that I often took on a co-presenter or producer role on various shows. I organised Bright’s appearance on Channel 4’s Celebrity Wife Swap, and regularly presented the various radio stations’ annual community award ceremonies

Freelance work completed at various stations in Brighton and Sussex